Little, Brown and Company
Featuring: Stafford Lee Penney
432 pages ISBN: 0316499676 EAN: 9780316499675 Kindle: B0C9ZQ5JPN Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
THE #1 LAWYER James Patterson knows how to write a novel. I think we can all agree that he's one of the most beloved authors of our generation. Legal thrillers are not what he's known for though so when I picked up #1 LAWYER I wasn't sure how the author would go about drawing his readers in. Well, it is no surprise to this reader that I was hanging on every chapter and could not put this down for even a minute because it just kept getting better and better. Stafford Lee Penney is undefeated as a defense attorney in Biloxi, Mississippi. Shortly after winning one of his biggest cases, his wife is murdered, sending Stafford Lee into a dark spiral. He goes into a drunken stupor for a year and alienates his friends and his business is barely surviving. With the help of his friends Mason and Jenny, he claws his way back into the courtroom. Just in time too because he's in for the fight of his life when he has to fight for his own freedom. I have always been a fan of James Patterson’s novels. I've read all of The Women's Murder Club and Alex Cross series and this story was just as outstanding. The story has a fast pace that makes you want to keep reading. If you are a fan of James Patterson or legal thrillers, then you need to run to the bookstore to get this book!
Biloxi’s best criminal defense attorney has never lost a case. Then his client’s beautiful wife is murdered, and America’s #1 lawyer suddenly becomes its #1 suspect.
Stafford Lee Penney is a small-town lawyer with a big-time reputation for winning every case he tries. In his sharp suits and polished Oxford shoes, Penney is Biloxi, Mississippi’s #1 Lawyer and top local celebrity.
Just as Penney notches his latest courtroom victory, his wife is scandalously killed. He spirals into a legal and personal losing streak, damaging his reputation and ruining his career.
That’s when Penney makes a bold decision. He stops trading on his power-lawyer identity and creates a new one: lawyer lifeguard. Moonlighting at the beach, showing up to court in flip-flops, mentoring a law student, the new Penney is at first unrecognizable.
It’s said that a lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client. But when Penney is accused of murder, the #1 Lawyer will find a way to triumph.
© 2003-2024 off-the-edge.net
all rights reserved Privacy Policy